Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education

Offering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and educational issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements PART I: LEARNING GARDENS, LIVING SOIL, AND SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION Introduction: Modern Imperatives for Life and Learning Learning Gardens and Life's Lessons Living Soil as Metaphorical Construct for Education PART II: LEARNING GARDENS PRINCIPLES LINKING PEDAGOGY AND PEDOLOGY Cultivating a Sense of Place Fostering Curiosity and Wonder Discovering Rhythm and Scale Valuing Biocultural Diversity Embracing Practical Experience Nurturing Interconnectedness Awakening the Senses PART III: PRACTICE COMES ALIVE FROM THE GROUND UP Teacher, Principal, and Superintendent Perspectives Moving Forward Appendix: Selected Resources and Programs References Index